Indian Mountain Lake, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Indian Mountain Lake |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Carbon, Monroe |
Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
Subdivision Name3: | Penn Forest, Tunkhannock, Chestnuthill |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 16.50 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4733 |
Population Density Km2: | 286.79 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1785 |
Coordinates: | 41.005°N -75.5031°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Area Code: | 570 & 272 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-36904 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2633697 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.37 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 742.78 |
Indian Mountain Lake is a census-designated place (CDP)[3] in Carbon County and Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Carbon County portion of the CDP is located in Penn Forest Township, while the Monroe County portion is in Tunkhannock and Chestnuthill townships. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community was 4,733.[4] There are 3,262 single-family residential building lots in the community as of 2020 records.[5]
The community of Indian Mountain Lake lies at the southern edge of the Poconos, on top of Pohopoco Mountain and extending north to the valley of Mud Run, which is impounded to form the small Indian Mountain Lake. The western edge of the CDP follows Pennsylvania Route 534, and Pennsylvania Route 115 crosses the eastern side of the community. Interstate 80 is 7miles to the northwest via PA 115, and Brodheadsville on U.S. Route 209 is 8miles to the south.
Within Monroe County, the Tunkhannock Township part is in the Pocono Mountain School District. The Chestnuthill Township part is in the Pleasant Valley School District.[6]
The Carbon County portion is in Jim Thorpe Area School District.[7]